Bruce Schneier has highlighted the range of conflicting choices that have to be made when combating organised cyber attacks: FBI Had the REvil Decryption Key
Fighting ransomware is more complicated than it first seems
The SolarWinds breach – a write up
SolarWinds and the Holiday Bear Campaign: A Case Study for the Classroom – Lawfare (lawfareblog.com) This is a considered and well researched article by Professor in Law Bobby Chesney, looking at the how and why of the much publicised and far reaching SolarWinds security breach and subsequent attacks on their …
Email rules
The SANS Internet Storm Centre Diary has an interesting, if technical, article about the use and misuse of email forwarding rules. Office 365 Mail Forwarding Rules (and other Mail Rules too) (sans.edu) Why is this of interest to you? As part of my MSc studies we looked at email attacks …
Cyber Security for how much?
I have written an article for Octagon Technology looking at the risk and the cost of cyber security. So you want cheap Cyber Security? – Octagon Technology
You must do this if you use Microsoft 365
Do you want more security from ransomware? Michael, one of the support team over at Octagon Technology has written about one of the often overlooked steps by user of Microsoft 365. Microsoft 365 Security – Octagon Technology You should also look at their Pick-up and Go solution – 365R.
You cannot say enough about security
There is an article on the Octagon Technology site discussing their cyber security tools package. Security Built-in – Octagon Technology
Covid-19 – an opportunity for Cyber Attacks
The latest report from the National Cyber Security Centre shows that the number of incidents related to Covid-19 are on the rise. UK cyber-threat agency confronts Covid-19 attacks: BBC News This is a wake up call to us all to be more vigilant – and for businesses working away from …
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